The Washington critic., 1887-01-27

TO our advantage that they should feel
this way. They would much rather
1--WE know, of course, they are s,liish,
for they themselves admit ir have their
wine and cigarettes, their betting and
their slang TO themselves.
Perhaps | am scarcely the one fitted
10 make the foregoing remarks, for |
have lived and enjoyed with the rest
in this generation l have not even the
very faintest blue.stockiug proclivitios,
but upon the same principle that was
taught as child, that Honesty Is the
best policy" 1t might be TO our advan.
tagc, If We find 1t impossible TO check
he present pace, at all events, not to
increase the speed.
We, most of us, throw mp our hands
In horror ut the mention Of "womcn's
rights, as the general understanding of
the tenn brings visions of women de
void of feminine charm, but are we
women of society rot approaching the
same end by different path? five con.
tinuc to trcspass on mans domain
shall We not finally lose our feminine
charm for them?
have always felt that a womlnly
woman, If she realized all her possibili.
bNe, lhlSnl tutvHphso Noulch . uuli
mems rights at the same time, there.
fore, ] saw loss and not gain for one
side in the establishing of distinct line
Of women's rights, upon the same
principle that before | had an allow.
aDce there were no boundaries to my
purchasing, and total irrcsponsibll!ty
In the paying Of debts.
Forty or fifty years ago the ma.
jorily of girls were married between
the ages of fifteen and twenty three.
The men could not have the pleasure of
their society in any other way, 50 they
married them. To day large proper.
ton of women are not married until
they reach the age of thirty, and many
OF them not even then. What is the rUl
son? IL Is an extravagant age for Que
thing, and very few young men can
afford TO pay for their wn and their
wife's pleasures and the necessary
wardrobcs. In this unsaCritlcing
period neither can be dispensed with,
SO the man, seeing that popular society
customs allow hin TO have n very
large share of the companionship Of a
young lady without his "intentions" be
ing questioned, finds 1t more convenient
for each one 10 pay their own bills and
not marry.
In his ery.day life, his sports aud
pleasures, he is allowed TO see the lady
so frequently that his ingenuity IS
never exercised TO devise u meeting;
consequently time slips quietly by I'm.
noticed, and the youths and maidens
awake TO find themselves men and
women, but single still
I nm nyipppI thnt tbn nocu nnn,.
panlonship Of men and women to day
is the reason Of the comparatively
small number of marriages. The days
of romance have died out, because
there are no obstacles to incite men to
valorous deeds. The fair object of a
mans affection Is no longer guarded
by stern parent within the tower
chamber Of some ancient castle, thus to
the impatient lover without the gates
letting distance lend enchantmeut, 3"
etc. Instead, he has only to ascend the
brown stone steps of her home at al
most any hour of the day or evening
he may find convenient. and he Is ad-
mitted.
1t is human nature to be interested
in what 1t cannot have, mans nature
in particular TO try TO overcome the
impossible, therefore is it not natu.
raj sequence that where all is made
easy for them, then interest will die?
trust that in the excitement OF our
present rather reckless pursuit of
pleasure We shall not inadvertently be
led into mistaking license for liberty,
thus bringing down upon ourselves the
general contempt of men, and creating
famine for our future. NJ. +.